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The agreement enables pharmaceutical freight forwarders access to Pegasus ULD® containers directly from Turkish Cargo.

Smurfit Kappa has harnessed its experience in eCommerce and sustainability to help a prestigious vineyard in the UK tap into the flourishing online wine space.

Annual report illustrates Sappi's commitment to advancing STEM careers for women and innovation with renewable resources.

The facility, scheduled to be operational by the third quarter of 2023, will bring more than 60 new jobs to the area.

Tolko has operated in Alberta since 1994 when their OSB mill in High Prairie first came online.

AkzoNobel has announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become the company's new CEO as of November 1, 2022. He will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017, and whose term of office is coming to an end.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has invested in FCL Co., Ltd. through third-party allocation and acquired a 20% share of the company.

Like Menasha Packaging, Color-Box is a corrugated packaging manufacturer specializing in high-graphic packaging solutions. Founded in 2000, Color-Box employs 550 and operates plants in Richmond, Indiana; Pelahatchie, Mississippi; and Madera, California.

IFS solution will help specialty paper manufacturer enhance security, maximize uptime and strengthen maintenance.

REVISED (IN BOLD) Now, as Paper Excellence plans to acquire Resolute, Domtar plans to sell their mills in both Dryden and Espanola to a third-party company DUE TO anticipated regulatory requirements related to the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to approvals.

McKinley Paper Company stored large paper bales inside of the warehouse, which an employee for the mill, Kristi Strelcheck, says all of their paper is now completely destroyed.

Cenveo Worldwide Limited announced the successful completion of a management buyout of the business led by Chief Executive Officer, Rob Burton, Jr., President, Mike Burton, Chief Financial Officer, Mark Hiltwein, and Chief Strategy Officer, Ayman Zameli. As a result of the transaction, Cenveo is now 100% owned by its management with the Burton family being the majority shareholder.

New PlantCarton Life school program features creative ways to repurpose cartons, encourages carton recycling, and helps inspire students' appreciation for plant-based packaging.

Performance White Barrier is a new sack paper from BillerudKorsnäs where a coating replaces the plastic film barrier commonly found in paper sacks.

AFT will be supplying a new POM thin stock approach system to the Papeles y Conversiones de Mexico containerboard mill in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. PCM is a leading Mexican company in the manufacture, conversion and marketing of high quality printing and packaging products.

SKF and ABB have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibilities for a collaboration in the automation of manufacturing processes. The MoU was signed at ABB's Robotics Experience Center in Västerås, Sweden, by SKF CEO Rickard Gustafson and ABB CEO Björn Rosengren.

The purchase price amounts to USD 320m (approximately SEK 3.3bn) on a cash and debt free basis for 80% of the company.

Mativ has approximately $3 billion in sales, supporting customers in more than 100 countries, and manufacturing capabilities on four continents.

Stora Enso has launched NeoLigno, a revolutionary lignin-based binder for particleboard and insulation applications.

Caitlin Clarke joins as Director of Policy and External Affairs

If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!

The general intent of regulations is to keep order in society and keep the population safe. A dictionary definition of regulations is "a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority." My cynical version is this: "those who have power by fiat telling those who own assets what to do." Over the decades, we have seen many actions that follow my definition here in the pulp and paper industry.

This recent decision from the United States Supreme Court will have ramifications far beyond the EPA.

Through the acquisition, Essity will strengthen its position in leakproof apparel, the fastest growing product segment in Intimate Hygiene which includes Feminine Care and Incontinence Products.

Western Forest Products Inc. announced capital investments totaling approximately $29 million towards its British Columbia (B.C.) operations in Canada. These capital investments represent an increase of $13 million over and above the $16 million of capital investments discussed in the Company's 1Q 2022 Management's Discussion and Analysis.